Ross Sea Research Planning Meeting Summary
Background on the Ross Sea Research Planning Meeting
The Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area (RSRMPA) encompasses one of the healthiest marine ecosystems remaining on this planet, but one that is under increasing alteration from ongoing climate change and fishing pressure. The RSRMPA is among the world’s largest MPAs, and the biggest and most comprehensive in multi-national waters. However, an RSRMPA workshop held in April 2021 identified numerous gaps in our understanding of the highly coupled nature of the Ross Sea marine ecosystem, gaps that need to be addressed if we are to support conservation efforts in the Ross Sea region, including informing the efficacy and management of the RSRMPA for decades to come. Therefore, the overarching goal of this Ross Sea Planning Effort is to refine existing questions and formulate an innovative and sustainable world-class research program aimed at better understanding, conserving, and managing the RSRMPA through the coordination of multi-faceted system-level approaches.
Details of the planning meeting, including the AGENDA, SCHEDULE (with hyperlinks to talks), and PARTICIPANTS are provided below.
The Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area (RSRMPA) encompasses one of the healthiest marine ecosystems remaining on this planet, but one that is under increasing alteration from ongoing climate change and fishing pressure. The RSRMPA is among the world’s largest MPAs, and the biggest and most comprehensive in multi-national waters. However, an RSRMPA workshop held in April 2021 identified numerous gaps in our understanding of the highly coupled nature of the Ross Sea marine ecosystem, gaps that need to be addressed if we are to support conservation efforts in the Ross Sea region, including informing the efficacy and management of the RSRMPA for decades to come. Therefore, the overarching goal of this Ross Sea Planning Effort is to refine existing questions and formulate an innovative and sustainable world-class research program aimed at better understanding, conserving, and managing the RSRMPA through the coordination of multi-faceted system-level approaches.
Details of the planning meeting, including the AGENDA, SCHEDULE (with hyperlinks to talks), and PARTICIPANTS are provided below.
October 3-5th, 2022
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado, USA
AGENDA
1. Introductions, overview of planning meeting goals
2. Research Themes
PLANNING MEETING SCHEDULE (talks hyperlinked)
DAY 1 (times in MDT):
9:00 - 01-Welcome, Introductions, Goals - Cassandra Brooks & Sharon Stammerjohn
9:30 - 02-Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area - art, science & diplomacy - John Weller
9:45 - 03-NSF - Updates, Int’l collaborations, Cross-Directorate Resources
10:15 - 04-Data/Model Synthesis & connections to food webs - Matt Long
10:45 - coffee break (Group Photo)
11:15 - 05- Data science/autonomous observations- Patrick Heimbach
11:45 - 06-Networks: Research Coordination Network, SOOS, SCAR, etc. - Eileen Hofmann
12:15 - 07-Field activities, including international connections - Michelle LaRue
12:45 - lunch on site
1:45 - Three foci through the lens of Conservation, MPA & CCAMLR - George Watters
2:15 - Ross Sea research initiatives in Italy - Laura Ghigliotti
2:45 - Ross Sea research initiatives in New Zealand - Nathan Walker
3:15 - coffee break
3:45 - Break out session 1 (or continue large-group discussion): Where are we now?
Each room will discuss the following foci:
5:15 - close
6:00 - Pizza dinner at John and Cassandra’s house
DAY 2
9:00 - Summary of Day 1, Goals for Day 2 (Sharon & Cassandra)
9:30 - Break out session 2 (four rooms from above): Where do we need to go?
10:30 - coffee break
11:00 - Group summaries of break out room discussions; large group discussion
12:30 - lunch
1:30 - Break out session 3: Plan for getting to where we need to be
3:30 - coffee break
4:00 - Group summaries of break out room discussions; plan for Day 3
5:00 - close meeting
6:00 - dinner at The Riverside
DAY 3
9:00 - Summary of Day 2, Goals for last day
9:15 - large group discussion of the decadal plan, identify collaborative proposals and working groups
10:30 - coffee break
11:00 - Meeting report draft writing
12:30 - lunch & close meeting
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado, USA
AGENDA
1. Introductions, overview of planning meeting goals
2. Research Themes
- Autonomous Observations
- Data/model synthesis
- Coupled physical-food web
- Field component
- Networking
- Initial: 2-year
- Continuous: 5-year
- Sustained: 3-year
PLANNING MEETING SCHEDULE (talks hyperlinked)
DAY 1 (times in MDT):
9:00 - 01-Welcome, Introductions, Goals - Cassandra Brooks & Sharon Stammerjohn
9:30 - 02-Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area - art, science & diplomacy - John Weller
9:45 - 03-NSF - Updates, Int’l collaborations, Cross-Directorate Resources
10:15 - 04-Data/Model Synthesis & connections to food webs - Matt Long
10:45 - coffee break (Group Photo)
11:15 - 05- Data science/autonomous observations- Patrick Heimbach
11:45 - 06-Networks: Research Coordination Network, SOOS, SCAR, etc. - Eileen Hofmann
12:15 - 07-Field activities, including international connections - Michelle LaRue
12:45 - lunch on site
1:45 - Three foci through the lens of Conservation, MPA & CCAMLR - George Watters
2:15 - Ross Sea research initiatives in Italy - Laura Ghigliotti
2:45 - Ross Sea research initiatives in New Zealand - Nathan Walker
3:15 - coffee break
3:45 - Break out session 1 (or continue large-group discussion): Where are we now?
Each room will discuss the following foci:
- RCN
- Autonomous network
- Model Synthesis: Coupled food web
- Model Synthesis: Field component
5:15 - close
6:00 - Pizza dinner at John and Cassandra’s house
DAY 2
9:00 - Summary of Day 1, Goals for Day 2 (Sharon & Cassandra)
9:30 - Break out session 2 (four rooms from above): Where do we need to go?
10:30 - coffee break
11:00 - Group summaries of break out room discussions; large group discussion
12:30 - lunch
1:30 - Break out session 3: Plan for getting to where we need to be
3:30 - coffee break
4:00 - Group summaries of break out room discussions; plan for Day 3
5:00 - close meeting
6:00 - dinner at The Riverside
DAY 3
9:00 - Summary of Day 2, Goals for last day
9:15 - large group discussion of the decadal plan, identify collaborative proposals and working groups
10:30 - coffee break
11:00 - Meeting report draft writing
12:30 - lunch & close meeting
To see the list of confirmed participants, click here.